Life is make believe, fantasy given form

#writephoto: Isolated

Once again I was compelled to write something for Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt when I should be editing. I suppose this is the good kind of procrastination, right? You can check out her prompt and rules HERE and maybe try it out one of these weeks 🙂

Isolated

I have walked the moors for millennia, watched the flight of the merlin with the pearling of dawn, voles and hares hiding beneath the wintergreen. Every year the bell heather blooms, and once I made brooms of ling to sweep my cottage floor. Then the war swept us away too.

Purple fades to gray and jet as the days die. My heart resides in this windy wilderness, blood bound to the land, an imprint as indelible as stone. I will tread the soft moors forever, but my soul, my soul belongs to this wide and mutable sky.

Wonderful picture and lovely response. I love the melancholy feel, the timeless quality of life seeping out ever so slowly across the moors drawn away with the light at the close of day. You always draw such lovely word pictures. Thanks, Diana! Jo

I am one who likes to imagine another period of time, like my “old soul” lived during another time, Diana.
I like the way you included “pearling of dawn,” which is such a soft, muted beginning of the day. I like plants and animals added to this natural setting, as well as your affinity for the “mutable sky.” All such lovely details to dwell upon.

beautiful prose. touches the heart. sky is something that speaks to me too. i love it in the morning when it turns from the dark black to hazy gray and then to pale orange as the distant sun washes it over with its morning rays. the colors and the forms it take ~ breathtaking.

Thanks so much, Annika. Never having been to the moors, that’s a great compliment. I did a bit of research to write this and, of course, the photos I see on blogs are so beautiful. Someday, I’ll see them in person 😀 Happy Writing!

That’s lovely, Diana. I’m glad you gave yourself (and us) that moment. As a technical editor (for more years than I like to admit!) editing is improved by fairly frequent “looking away.” It keeps us fresh and objective… Mega hugs.

I know those breaks are crucial, Teagan. I need a 30 hour day! 😀 I’m racing against a deadline now, so the breaks have to be carefully managed – this one was well worth it! Enjoy the day and Happy Writing!

Have I told you Diana that you are a poet at heart? Yes! that is the first thought that comes to my mind whenever I read your random thoughts or such responses to photo prompts. What an imagery! I loved reading it. 🙂 Thanks for taking this wonderful break from your editing. 🙂

Thanks Balroop. I went back and forth with this one whether to do it as a poem or prose. I decided on prose. Poetry is a little intimidating to me, so I’m glad you found it poetic! Gives me courage 🙂 Thanks so much for the visit!

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